Topic: HZ: Herd Excels Late, Beats Owls 71-70 / Notes / Quotes / Herrion & Players PG

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - In a back-and-forth affair, the Marshall men's basketball team sank 10 of its last 11 free throws to defeat Rice, 71-70, Wednesday at the Cam Henderson Center.

The Thundering Herd (11-14, 4-6 Conference USA) held 67-65 lead with 1:04 to play when junior guard DeAndre Kanedrove to his right for a layup, his only field goal of the night, and drew the foul. The converted free throw gave Marshall a 70-65 lead with 34 seconds remaining.

"They (Rice) went man for the first time," said head coach Tom Herrion. "We held and ran clock and went with about twelve on the shot clock. We like to run that play often versus man-to-man. Nigel (Spikes) did a great job with the screen, he is so good at that, and of course Kane finishing and making the free throw was big for us."

Link to Recap: http://www.herdzone.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/021313aac.html

Link to Notes: http://www.herdzone.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/021313aab.html

Link to Quotes: http://www.herdzone.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/021313aaa.html

Link to Herrion PG Presser: http://www.herdzone.com/allaccess/?media=371478

Link to Players PG Presser: http://www.herdzone.com/allaccess/?media=371481